Samuel Payton Scott

1937 - 2014

Payton Scott, 77, passed away Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, in Rising Star. Memorials: May be made to the scholarship fund at the First United Methodist Church of Rising Star, P.O. Box 535, Rising Star, Texas 76471. Born Aug. 18, 1937, in Merkel, Payton was the son of A.D and Mabel Butman Scott. He graduated from Merkel High School in 1955, and earned his bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University in animal husbandry and later received his master's degree from Kansas State University. On Aug. 1, 1959, he married Johnnie Tipton in Merkel. Payton worked as a ranch manager, a feedlot manager, a county extension agent and was the owner of Sculpture Cattle Company. He was a longtime rancher/farmer in Eastland County. Payton was a founding director of the Texas Club Calf Association, president/director of the Texas Limousin Association and a director of the North American Limousin Foundation. He served as a director and president of the North Central Texas Farmers Market Association. Payton was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Rising Star. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Barry; and one grandson. Survivors: Payton is survived by his wife, Johnnie; three children, Theresa and husband, Lee Pritchard, of Bells, Neil and wife, Kathy, of College Station, Sam and wife, Tonya, of Cisco; 10 grandchildren; brother, David Scott; sister, Aleta Alexander of Merkel; many nieces and nephews; and many friends and customers of Cowtown Farmers Market.